Al-Qamsiyah القمصيّة | |
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  Al-Qamsiyah | |
| Coordinates:35°03′01″N35°59′46″E / 35.050323°N 35.996143°E /35.050323; 35.996143 | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Tartus |
| District | al-Shaykh Badr |
| Subdistrict | al-Qamsiyah |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,244 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Al-Qamsiyah (Arabic:القمصية,romanized: al-Qamṣīyah) is a town in northwesternSyria, administratively part of theTartus Governorate, located north ofTartus. Nearby localities includeal-Annazeh,Maten al-Sahel andHusayn al-Baher to the southwest andKhawabi,Khirbet al-Faras andal-Shaykh Badr to the southeast. According to theSyria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Qamsiyah had a population of 2,244 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlyAlawites.[2]
